Little Mombo

A Private Luxury Safari Camp

Little Mombo is also situated on Mombo Island and is an
extension to Mombo Camp, built under the shade of large trees and
overlooking part of the same floodplain as Mombo Camp itself.
Little Mombo however is all about privacy - the three tented guest
rooms are a fair distance from the rest of the camp and it has
private communal areas (all in the same design and feel as Mombo)
and a private plunge pool.

Just as at Mombo Camp, the connecting walkways are up to two
metres off the ground, allowing game to wander freely through the
camp - but at the same time allowing for guest safety. The dining
room, bar and living area overlook the open plain in front of the
camp and there is a plunge pool for relaxing in the heat of the
day.

Little Mombo Rooms

The rooms themselves are designed in exactly the same way as
Mombo Camp with vast luxurious tented accommodations that look over
the floodplains, huge four poster beds, en suite bathrooms, outside
showers and private salas for siestas midday siestas.

A Camp For You

It is a fantastic camp to hire if you are a small group as you
can hire the camp in full, but Little Mombo also offers the perfect
retreat for anyone wishing to get away from it all. Little
Mombo has only 3 rooms

Latest News

Climate and LandscapeJuly was a month of hugely fluctuating temperatures on Chiefrsquos Island. We have seen highs of 31deg Celsius and lows of 6deg, and towards the end of the month had two very brief ndash and unseasonal ndash thundershowers in the...

The resident herds of red lechwe, impala, elephant and not forgetting the slow ambling Cape buffalo have been visiting camp on a regular basis during the day whilst the incessant chomping through the shallow waters of the hippopotamus pods lull guests to sleep at night.The abundance of game in camp has not gone unnoticed by the predators of the Moremi Game Reserve and the Moporota and Mathata Prides have all been seen at camp. The Moporota Pride, who regularly use the camp as a hunting ground for impala, were not as successful as last month but did manage to take down one male impala to be shared amongst 12 lions The Mathata Pride seem to use the camps grounds as a crossing point from Skimmer Island, usually crossing in front of Tent 8 before disappearing past Old Mombo and down Maun Road. A breakaway group from the Moporota Pride has earned the name Hakuna Pride by our guides. Keeping to themselves, a new male lion seems to have taken over and has been seen mating regularly. This is good news as the prides in the area have not had cubs for over a year and hopefully this new male will add a few cubs to our population - which in turn will enthral guests soon with their antics.The Western Pride, with the maned-female lioness Mmamoriri, have not been sighted much this month, however her distinct calls are heard every few nights from the islands to the south-west of camp. It seems they are adept at crossing channels in search of buffalo and red lechwe, all the while steering clear of the larger prides of lion that roam the Mombo Concession.Towards the end of the month leopards Legedema and Lebadi were in camp at the same time It seems Lebadi still cannot give up on Legedema even after he was pushed out of the area by the new dominant leopard Mmolai. Mmolai on the other hand was seen mating once again with Pula near Eastern Pan. It seems his frolicking ways have allowed Lebadi to stay in the area longer than expected. We hope that one leopard will come through and stake sole claim to the territory so as to sire some young. As it stands it seems to be a game between the two as to who can outlast the other and in doing so, cubs either will not be born as the female will not ovulate until she is totally convinced of her suitor, or, the non-mating male will kill off the newborn so as to state his dominance over the area and pass his genes on.The wild dog, shadowed constantly by her jackals, were observed chasing a male leopard up a tree. To make the sighting even more special, a spotted hyaena joined in the posse and was helping herd the leopard out of the jackal territory. The hyaena den has two young cubs in it, one much younger than the other - their playfulness is always a joy to watch. Mom is never far away and they always seem to be a lot more confident when she is close to the den.The general game has been constant. The large journey of giraffe that were reported last month are still seen near the airstrip and their young are growing fast. Dazzles of zebra are encountered on every drive, although their beautiful coats are often smudged with mud or dust as they roll around in the pans. Red lechwe, impala, wildebeest, elephant and warthog are abundant and ever-abiding as the guests get their fill of photographs. Sometimes the most rewarding sightings are the ones where you can sit and watch many different species of animals and birds interact on one beautiful floodplainWe look forward to what August will bringStaff in CampManagers Graham, Claire, Nathan, Tshidie, Glen and Lizz at Mombo with Frank at Little Mombo.Curio Kessey and RoseSpa RachaelPhotographs by Graham Simmonds and Claire Tinsley